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Granite Spring

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Elevation, modelled
2,137 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Roberts Creek Mountain3,041 m · 11.8 mi
Nearest byway
The Loneliest Road in America27.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:19local time
Coordinates
39.8976, -116.5288
Granite Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Granite Spring is a spring in Nevada, at a modelled 2,137 m. Roberts Creek Mountain stands 3,041 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Mud Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. The Loneliest Road in America passes 27 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Roberts Creek MountainE 99°3,041 m11.8 mi
Cooper PeakE 92°2,870 m11.4 mi
Fagin MountainSSW 195°2,775 m10.5 mi
Mount TenaboN 351°2,725 m18.6 mi
Buck MountainSSW 196°2,710 m6.8 mi
Western PeakE 83°2,693 m9.5 mi
Bald MountainNW 319°2,590 m14.2 mi
McClusky PeakW 262°2,565 m1.3 mi

73 named places within 25 miles

Springs: 44
Peaks: 23
Ghost towns: 4
Hot springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2318:58
June solstice05:1919:3820:19
September equinox06:3418:0918:45
December solstice07:0515:4216:25

Local time (America/Los_Angeles).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293340455362716960483828
Precip in0.80.60.91.01.40.70.50.30.50.60.60.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beowawe 49S - U OF N RCH, 3 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: May–Dec — fullest in Jun, leanest in Feb.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1.51.41.41.51.61.71.71.71.71.71.71.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tonkin Spg Outflow Abv Denay CK NR Eureka, NV, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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